User:Sejone13/sandbox

This is my user sandbox.

Problems with the Identity Politics Article:

I have to say that my largest critique of the Identity Politics article is that many of the claims in the article are unsubstantiated. For example, the subsection containing information on identity politics in art and culture, specifically in music, have claims that are biased. One that stood out to me in particular was the idea that disco was considered "vapid" by many LGBT punks. Who stated this claim? Where is the evidence to support that there was widespread hostility between LGBT fans of punk and LGBT fans of disco? Furthermore, this claim as a whole does not seem relevant to an article attempting to provide a definition to identity politics.

In addition, there was a brief mention of the possibility of Donald Trump coinciding with the rise of 'white identity politics'. This does properly cite an article. What it does not do is cite an article that is neutral. While many might agree with this opinion, the contributor cited an opinion article from The Atlantic. Therefore, it is not considered a neutral piece of information for this page.

Possible Article Choices: 02/05/17

I have narrowed down my article that I would like to work on for this semester to two possible choices:

The first choice is the Hipster sexism article. I really like this article because it is a theoretical page rather than a page about a specific person/place. While I enjoy that and would love to collaborate on a page about a feminist theory relating to the patriarchy and sexism, this page might also present a challenge for me because there really is not a limit as to how much is wrong with this article. For starters, it clearly states at the top of the page that the article is unbalanced, needs citations, and does not have reliable sources. That is a lot to tackle within one article. In addition, while I personally understand the concept of hipster sexism within feminist discourse in person, I am not sure of the need for a hipster sexism Wikipedia page. I would think this page would be better suited towards a discussion of benevolent vs. blatant sexism and other feminist theories of sexism and patriarchy.

The second choice is the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Reading the talk page for this article, it seems like the original user did not know much about the topic or about anything relating to gender or media whatsoever. While the article is a good start, it is lacking in lots of history and information related to the institute. Just from personal knowledge, I know that the Geena Davis Institute has gained lots more public recognition since this article was first published. I think the biggest impact that I could make to this article would be to bring my personal knowledge related to feminism, gender, and media to the page as well as updating the page to reflect the institute's current achievements as of the year 2017. I would really enjoy working on this article in particular because contrary to what the class experienced on the Identity Politics talk page, the talk page for the institute is full of people collaborating together to create a neutral, informational page.

Article Contributions:

I think one of the main things that I would like to contribute to my article is by editing the various sources that are used in the article. Some of the sources are correctly sourced and from neutral backgrounds, but other sources I think could be more neutral than they are now. I would like to strive to find the same information already present within the page, just from different, more neutral sources.

Secondly, I would like to add an additional category about the Institute. Perhaps one about what the institute is currently researching, notable studies from the institute, or what the study plans to do in the future. Since there is already a section about the history of the institute, I would like to bring more relevant current information about the institute to juxtapose the part about the history.

Rough Draft of Article: Plans/Additional Outline 02/26/17

There are several plans that I have for editing my article that involve general formatting rather than adding additional information to the page. They are as follows:

1. Updating the information to reflect the current CEO of the institute.
2. Updating the information to reflect the headquarters of the institute.
3. I would like to add a picture in the lead of the article, possibly a picture of Geena Davis herself and/or the logo of the institute.
4. Moving information regarding partnerships with other corporations and non-profits to a new subcategory entitled "Current Partnerships".
5. I would like to add external links to several related Wikipedia pages: Media and gender and Exploitation of women in mass media along with others that relate to the topics discussed in the page.

Rough Draft of Article:

The Institute has engaged in several large scale research projects concerning the current conditions for women in mass media. In addition, the Institute collaborates with several other non-profits and for-profit corporations in order to highlight their feelings on the need to reform the way that women are represented in popular culture. Contributors to the institute include scientists, non-profit coordinators, business leaders, as well as those involved in producing and acting in media.

Significant Studies:

The Institute has completed several large studies concerning several topics around the representation of gender in media. One larger study was conducted over gender roles in popular culture, including topics such as the disparity between speaking roles for men and women; and what type of roles men and women were shown as portraying on screen. The Institute conducted this research by analyzing several blockbuster films from 2008 and concluded that gender roles are stereotyped in popular culture. A second larger study was conducted over the impact that gender plays in both on screen media as well as behind the scenes of media production. The Geena Davis Institute investigated and discovered that in the film industry, only 8% of directors are women, coupled with 19% of producers and 13.6% of writers. Several other studies conducted by the institute concern additional issues regarding gender and media including gender disparity in media across several countries as well as the portrayal of gender in films specifically marketed to young girls and families.

Notable Accomplishments

The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has several notable accomplishments with their research. As an institute, they have cultivated one of the largest repositories of research concerning the intersection of gender and media for the past 25 years.

Current Partnerships

The Geena Davis Institute has teamed-up with several multi-national corporations to achieve their goal of informing media consumers about the current state of women in popular culture. Recently, the Institute has partnered with Ford and several YouTube stars to create a video series entitled #ShesGotDrive. The partnership between Ford and the Institute seeks to highlight several stories of women media creators overcoming significant challenges.